Category Archives: A&E Spectrum

BarbecueLA: India’s Tandoori

The Saturday afternoon quiet of Brentwood’s Tandoori Grill was punctuated only by the emergence of stone slabs – laden with sizzling, steaming piles of meat – through the kitchen doors. Such dramatic presentation is inevitable with a traditional tandoor, kept at a temperature upwards of 900 degrees by a charcoal or wood fire within the oven itself. Given the high-intensity cooking method, food can easily be overcooked but, when done correctly, yields the kind of flavorful, tender meats offered by Tandoori Grill.

A tour of three UCLA recycling and waste management sites

The process begins with a bottle tossed absentmindedly into a recycling bin. But this is only the beginning of its journey. Along with the rest of UCLA’s massive amount of waste, it will interact with multiple coordinating organizations and sometimes travel thousands of miles. The double bins have become ubiquitous on campus, beckoning people to […]

Celebrities arrive at Regency Village Theater for “Non-Stop” Premiere

On Monday evening, the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood hosted the premiere of “Non-Stop,” starring Liam Neeson, who plays an air marshal who is forced into action during an international flight after receiving text messages threatening the passengers. Attending the premiere were the film’s actors – a cast of celebrities including Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o […]

BarbecueLA: Pampas Grill

In a way, the self-serve style of Pampas Grill was reminiscent of a school cafeteria line. If anything, though, the rows of sizzling meat skewers and gourmet self-serve dishes, waiting to be piled on a plate, felt more like a foodie student’s wildest dream of what cafeteria-style food can be. Although the meat spinning above the embers embodied traditional the Brazilian method, it wasn’t the daunting all-you-can-eat endeavor often associated with a churrascaria.